Indian Sweet Potato And Lentil Soup Recipes

SWEET POTATO AND RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add sweet potatoes, carrots, garlic, garam masala, seasoned salt, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Add broth and water. Bring to a boil and cook until flavors start to blend, about 10 minutes.
• Add spinach and lentils; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.

INDIAN SWEET POTATO AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes. Cook and stir red pepper flakes, turmeric, and garam masala into onion mixture until coated, about 2 more minutes.
• Stir lentils and broth into onion mixture; bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until lentils are softened but firm to the bite, about 15 minutes.
• Stir sweet potatoes into lentil mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are fully cooked, about 10 more minutes. Add spinach; cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.

SWEET POTATO AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop the onions and sweet potatoes - can be chunky.
• Combine with the stock or water, lentils, garlic, cumin, cayenne and turmeric in a pot.
• Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer until the potatoes and lentils are cooked - about 20-30 minutes.
• Puree the soup, adding in the coriander and the juice of the lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste (lots of pepper for me).

VEGAN CURRIED CAULIFLOWER, SWEET POTATO, AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in ginger, 1 tablespoon curry powder, coriander, and cumin and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes more. Pour in broth and lentils and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a low boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cauliflower and sweet potato. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until cauliflower and sweet potato are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add more curry powder if desired. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes.

BASIC SWEET POTATO AND RED LENTIL SOUP.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat and add onion and garlic.
• Cook 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are soft and slightly caramelized.
• Add stock, sweet potato, 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Simmer the soup for about 30-40 minutes, until the lentils and sweet potatoes are tender.
• Puree the soup, I usually just use a potato masher. But you could use one of those 'stick' blenders.
• If it seems too thick after blending, add another cup of stock or water and stir well.

SWEET POTATO & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Put the curry powder into a large saucepan, then toast over a medium heat for 2 mins. Add the olive oil, stirring as the spice sizzles in the pan. Tip in the onions, apple, garlic, coriander stalks and ginger, season, then gently cook for 5 mins, stirring every so often.
• Meanwhile, peel, then grate the sweet potatoes. Tip into the pan with the stock, lentils, milk and seasoning, then simmer, covered, for 20 mins. Blend until smooth using a stick blender. Stir in the lime juice, check the seasoning and serve, topped with roughly-chopped coriander leaves.